Landmarks In Cardiac Surgery

This text, published in the profession's centenary year, traces the history of cardiac surgery from ancient times to the present, detailing clinical developments with facsimilies of the original articles, consent forms from the first heart transplant, newspaper articles, and correspondence.

About the author

Cecil Bosher (Author), Stephen Westaby (Author)

Summary

This text, published in the profession's centenary year, traces the history of cardiac surgery from ancient times to the present, detailing clinical developments with facsimilies of the original articles, consent forms from the first heart transplant, newspaper articles, and correspondence.

Product details

• Authors: Westaby Stephen, Bosher Cecil, Stephen Westaby, Cecil Bosher
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Content: Book
• Product form: Hardback
• Publication date: 01.02.1998
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Clinical medicine
• EAN: 9781899066544
• ISBN: 978-1-899066-54-4
• Pages: 686
• Dimensions (packing): 21.2 x 27.9 cm
• Weight (packing): 1,814 g
• Subjects: MEDICAL / Cardiology, MEDICAL / History, History of Medicine, Cardiovascular medicine, Cardiothoracic surgery, MEDICAL / Surgery / Cardiothoracic, Medical History, Surgical Innovation, Cardiac Transplantation, history of open heart surgery, clinical procedure evolution, historical medical documents, myocardial protection techniques